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A Diverse Craft Soda Scene is in the Spotlight in Downtown Duluth at Fizzy Waters
A Diverse Craft Soda Scene is in the Spotlight in Downtown Duluth at Fizzy Waters
A Diverse Craft Soda Scene is in the Spotlight in Downtown Duluth at Fizzy Waters
When it comes to soda (or "pop", as we like to call it in Minnesota), the choices that come to mind among most are usually the monoliths: Pepsi or Coke, Mountain Dew or Mello Yello, and so on. Bubbling under the surface of the soft drink industry is an expansive craft soda world, filled with hundreds of flavors with inventive names, including some made right here in Minnesota... Read Mor
Who’s Playing The Minnesota State Fair?  Free Music Acts Are A Great Value
Who’s Playing The Minnesota State Fair? Free Music Acts Are A Great Value
Who’s Playing The Minnesota State Fair? Free Music Acts Are A Great Value
Over 25 years ago - by pure happenstance - I saw country singer Lionel Cartwright in one of the free pavilions at the Minnesota State Fair.  I was already at the fair and happened upon the concerts start just by chance.  The show made my day and I am still glad that I had the opportunity to see him in concert - especially for free!
Researcher Propose Higher Tax on Sugary Beverages
Researcher Propose Higher Tax on Sugary Beverages
Researcher Propose Higher Tax on Sugary Beverages
As obesity continues to plague the United States, many states have imposed a tax cost on some of the products that contribute to unhealthy weight gain, like soda. But experts believe that the current sales tax isn’t high enough to truly impact health and weight loss.
Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds
Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds
Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds
By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers  were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda. Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this the